Current status of the acquired immune system of Iranian patients with long-term complications of sulfur mustard poisoning

M Balali-Mood, B Riahi-Zanjani, M Mahmoudi… - DARU Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Sulfur mustard (SM) is a powerful blistering chemical warfare agent that has
genotoxic effects. Cells with excessive proliferation such as lymphocytes may inherit this …

Long-term hematological and immunological complications of sulfur mustard poisoning in Iranian veterans

M Mahmoudi, M Hefazi, M Rastin… - International …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Sulfur mustard (SM) is an alkylating chemical warfare agent that was
widely used during World War I and by Iraqi forces against Iranian soldiers. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Biochemical and hematological findings of Khorasan veterans 23 years after sulfur mustard exposure

MR Keramati, M Balali-Mood, SR Mousavi… - Journal of research in …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) is an incapacitating chemical warfare agent, which has
been widely employed in particular regions including Iran. We investigated and reported …

Early and Delayed Effects of Sulfur Mustard in Iranian Veterans After the Iraq–Iran Conflict

M Balali-Mood - Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents, 2015 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent that was widely used during World War I
and during the Iran–Iraq conflict in from 1983 to 1988. It may also be used for chemical …

Delayed effects of sulfur mustard poisoning on CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes in Iranian veterans 25 years after exposure

H Mohammadhoseiniakbari, M Ghanei… - Medical Science …, 2008 - medscimonit.com
Background Sulfur mustard is a chemical warfare agent that produces cellular damage via
alkylation and protein cross-linking. Sulfur mustard affects the skin, lungs, and eyes, as well …

Delayed complications of sulfur mustard poisoning in the skin and the immune system of Iranian veterans 16–20 years after exposure

M Hefazi, M Maleki, M Mahmoudi… - International journal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Extensive cutaneous burns caused by alkylating chemical warfare agent sulfur
mustard (SM) have been associated with the severe suppression of the immune system in …

Immunobiological consequences of sulfur mustard contamination

HZ MOHAMMAD, M Ebtekar, M Ghaneei, M Taghikhani… - 2006 - sid.ir
Sulfur mustard has been employed in CHEMICAL WARFARE in certain regions including
Iran. The short and long term biological effects of SULFUR MUSTARD contamination have …

Effects of mustard gas on immune system of exposed Iranian people: a review of conducted studies

SM Razavi, J Hadjati, P Salamati - 2013 - sid.ir
Exposure to high dosages of sulfur mustard (SM) can cause bone marrow depression,
IMMUNE SYSTEM suppression, impairment of the immune functions, and eventually results …

[HTML][HTML] Delayed complications and long-term management of sulfur mustard poisoning: recent advances by Iranian researchers (part I of II)

E Darchini-Maragheh, M Balali-Mood - Iranian journal of medical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemical warfare agents are the most brutal weapons among the weapons of mass
destruction. Sulfur mustard (SM) is a potent toxic alkylating agent known as “the King of the …

Two dimensional proteomic analysis of serum shows immunological proteins exclusively expressed in sulfur mustard exposed patients with long term pulmonary …

AMM Majd, M Alikhani, MM Naghizadeh… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Despite more than 30 years after utilization of sulfur mustard or bis (2-
chloroethyl) sulfide (SM) by Iraqi troops against Iranian military members and civilians, there …